Fothergill History by Richard Fothergill

[Jane Lucas]

Hi
I’m trying to track down a copy of this history ‘The Fothergills, a 1st History’ and also, a ‘2nd History’. Author Richard Fothergill. The second one was published 2001. I can’t find any references to copies of the first. The second is available online for £150 😨
Nothing found in my local library. But I’m in Devon, England. So there may be copies in Westmorland and/or Yorkshire libraries, but Worldcat doesn’t show them.
I have about five lines of Fothergills from Yorkshire and Westmorland, which I think must connect somewhere.. and probably back to Ravenstonedale. But struggling to find comprehensive records. R’dale transcripts are online at FindMyPast, but I can’t make the search facility work. If indeed it is properly searchable.
Looked at the local Ravenstonedale online sites too.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Jane

[rosie99]

The transcripts on F M P for Ravenstonedale appear to be copied from Familysearch 
ADDED Ancestry have them as well

[Jane Lucas]

Yes.. Ancestry created their ‘England Select…’ series from FS I believe. I don’t use them unless I’m really stuck because there are no images and often not even a place! Notoriously unreliable because many were mistranscribed in the first place.
But being able to browse the original transcripts on FS is very useful.
It’s clear from bits of information I’ve gleaned from people who have the Fothergill History that the parish records have some gaps. Plus, the branches spread rapidly .. Yorkshire, London, USA .. everywhere.. so I think I need to see those books .. I’ve done as much a I can with PRs I think.